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...Society is defined not just by what it creates but more importantly by what it chooses not to destroy,” Wilson said. “In the end, it will be an ethical decision whether or not to preserve the integrity of this beautiful planet...

Author: By Emilie R. Feldman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Biologist Addresses ARCO Forum | 10/2/2002 | See Source »

...heir of Miami Vice, look not to Mann but to Fastlane (Fox, Wednesdays, 9 p.m. E.T.), about two buddy cops who use--and destroy--confiscated sports cars and other pricey toys to catch high rollers. It disproves the theory that TV, a middlebrow medium, is neither as smart as the smartest movies nor as dumb as the dumbest. Fastlane is, blissfully, exactly as dumb as the dumbest movies. Made by the uni-monikered director McG (Charlie's Angels), it reproduces the high-gloss, empty-calorie experience of a summer action flick, down to the loud soundtrack and the black...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TELEVISION: Polishing Up the Badge | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

...grows rich, distinguishing himself sometimes as a warrior king and sometimes as an arch-diplomat. At one point, three strangers appear at his tent. A model of Middle Eastern hospitality, he lays out a feast. They turn out to be divine messengers bearing word that God intends to destroy Sodom, where his nephew Lot lives. Abraham initiates an extraordinary haggling session, persuading the Lord to spare Sodom if 10 righteous people can be found. They...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Legacy of Abraham | 9/30/2002 | See Source »

They charged her with trying to destroy the traditions and cultures of Cambridge’s schools and purposely keeping parents out of the loop...

Author: By Claire A. Pasternack, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Angry Parents Fight for Schools | 9/25/2002 | See Source »

...result, America has tried to mollify Israeli fears by developing military plans that would include intensive campaigns to destroy missile launchers in western Iraq and to give Israel adequate warning of any Scud launchings. These plans are crucial to protecting Israel against the threat of Iraq but the administration must also recognize that Israel still has the unquestionable right to respond to outside threats. Americans should remember that Israel, in an act of self-preservation, saved innumerable lives when Prime Minister Menachem Begin launched an air strike called Operation Babylon against an Iraqi nuclear plant in June...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Israel’s Inalienable Right | 9/25/2002 | See Source »

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